Llama Color Genetics

The Importance of a Breeding Plan, Color Aside.

The Importance of Ancestry, Planned Parenthood for Llamas

     The Importance of Heredity

     The Importance of Genetics

     The Importance of Planning

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Color Genetics Outline

    Introduction and Basic Genetics

    Determining Base Color (You Must Ignore the White!)

       Black (Eumelanin)

       Red (Phaeomelanin)

       There is No Genetic White or Gray in Llamas!

          * What Creates These Phenotypes

    Distribution of Black Pigmented Fiber

        Bay

        Wild Bay

    Pigment Dilutions

       Creamello Dilution

       Black Dilutions

       

  Color Modifiers

        Counter Shading

  White Patterns

        Paints

        Appaloosas

        Roan

        Mottling

  Multi Color Patterns

        Merles

           *Red Merle

           *Black Merle

         Calicos

            *Paint Calico

            *Black Calico

    Multi Pattern

     Markings -~ White on the face and below the knees and hocks.

     Eye Color

     Color Charts

          Base Color Probability

         Punnetts Square

     The Basic Rules of Color

    What Color is My Llama? A Guide for  Phenotype

     Helpful Definitions

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